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DeepL API Growth and DeepL API Developer are designed to process at least 600 characters per minute and per Customer; exceeding use may be limited, and Customers may encounter a 429 "Too Many Requests" error message.
You will not exceed...any limit on calls per second set forth in any Specifications...and you will not send files to or from Creators API or PA API that are greater than 40KB without our prior written approval.
make calls through the API that exceed limits on the number and frequency of such calls or take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately heavy load on the API or the Services...
"Exceed, disable, interfere with, circumvent, or attempt to circumvent (including by aggregating accounts or creating multiple API keys) API limits or security measures, including rate limits or authentication controls.Excerpt from OpenSea's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Exceed, disable, interfere with, circumvent, or attempt to circumvent (including by aggregating accounts or creating multiple API keys) API limits or security measures, including rate limits or authentication controls.”
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